Debris falls in Irpin, sparking fire in residential area and injuring people – photo
Debris from Russian aerial assets has sparked a fire in a residential area of the city of Irpin in Kyiv Oblast, leaving people injured.
Source: acting Irpin Mayor Anzhela Makeieva; former mayor Oleksandr Markushyn
Quote from Makeieva: "Debris has fallen in the Irpin hromada A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories . This has caused a fire in a residential area. Sadly, people have been injured."
Details: Makeieva added that emergency crews are working at the sites where the debris had fallen to deal with the aftermath.
"Irpin is shrouded in smoke, so we urge residents to close their windows and, if possible, limit the time they spend outdoors," she said.
Meanwhile, Markushyn wrote that Russian forces had attacked "one of Irpin's largest businesses", which had "sustained serious damage".
"There is a large-scale fire at the site now. The blast wave has also damaged nearby high-rise residential blocks, shuttering windows in the apartments. All the appropriate services are working at the scene," he noted, posting photos and videos from the scene.
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